Young mangroves near the mainland of Tuvalu Three reef atolls and six islands m…

Young mangroves near the mainland of Tuvalu Three reef atolls and six islands make up the nation of Tuvalu, totaling just ten square miles of land area in a vast, remote part of the South Pacific. The highest elevation is only 15 feet above sea level, which gives Tuvalu the second-lowest maximum elevation of any country after the Maldives. Do the South Seas make you think of palm trees? The seedlings poking their heads above this crystal-clear lagoon are not baby palm trees, but mangroves. Wh